#494CBD#494CBD

#494CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.174 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CBD
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 189)
HSL	hsl(238, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 59.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, 33.19, -60.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 68.57, 298.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.15% 0.0198 -0.1726)
OKLCH	oklch(48.15% 0.174 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5144, 10.2583, 49.3494)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CBD #BDBA49

analogous

#4986BD #494CBD #8049BD

triadic

#494CBD #BD494C #4CBD49

tetradic

#494CBD #BD4986 #BDBA49 #49BD80

square

#494CBD #BD4986 #BDBA49 #49BD80

split-complementary

#494CBD #BD8049 #86BD49

monochromatic

#252766 #353893 #494CBD #7678CD #A3A4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#494CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#494CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CBD

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CBD	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.174 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887ed2',
    500: '#494cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cbd;
$custom-light: #887ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.448,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48151,
    "c": 0.17369,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CBD

secondary

#CAC997

accent

#D351D6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CBD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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